Adolescents after divorce / Christy M. Buchanan, Eleanor E. Maccoby, Sanford M. Dornbusch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buchanan, Christy M.

Contributor:

Maccoby, Eleanor E., 1917-2018.

Dornbusch, Sanford M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of divorced parents--United States--Attitudes.

Children of divorced parents.

Teenagers--United States--Attitudes.

Teenagers.

Divorce--United States.

Divorce.

Divorce--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When their parents divorce, some children falter and others thrive. This book asks why. Is it the custody arrangement? A parent's new partner? Conflicts or consistency between the two households? Adolescents after Divorce follows children from 1,100 divorcing families to discover what makes the difference. Focusing on a period beginning four years after the divorce, the authors have the articulate, often insightful help of their subjects in exploring the altered conditions of their lives. These teenagers come from a wide range of backgrounds. Some are functioning well. Some are faring poorly. The authors examine the full variety of situations in which these children find themselves once the initial disruption has passed--whether parents remarry or repartner, how parents relate to each other and to their children, and how life in two homes is integrated. Certain findings emerge--for instance, we see that remarried new partners were better accepted than cohabiting new partners. And when parents' relations are amicable, adolescents in dual custody are less likely than other adolescents to experience loyalty conflicts. The authors also consider the effects of visitation arrangements, the demands made and the goals set within each home, and the emotional closeness of the residential parent to the child. A gold mine of information on a topic that touches so many Americans, this study will be crucial for researchers, counselors, lawyers, judges, and parents.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Part I: Concepts and Methods

1. Introduction

2. Methods

3. The Adolescents

Part II: Comparing Residential Arrangements

4. Adolescent Adjustment

5. Life in the Residential Home

6. Linking Home Life and Adjustment

7. Adaptation to New Partners

Part III: Living in Two Homes

8. Living in Two Homes: Introduction

9. Visitation

10. Life in the Nonresidential Home

11. Feeling Caught between One's Parents

12. Inconsistency in Parenting

13. Conclusion

Appendix A: Resolving Discrepancies in Reports of New Partners

Appendix B: Supplementary Tables

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-325) and index.

ISBN:

0-674-02904-6

OCLC:

449794372